Ru Paul’s Drag Race “Battle of the Seasons” comes to the National this May

The folks from Ru Paul’s Drag Race are packing their best weaves and hitting the road! They’ll make a stop in Richmond at The National on May 20th.

Tickets go on sale Friday January 29 at noon through the National’s website here, but check out some details around the show below via The National:

Producer Entertainment Group and Sidecar Management, in conjunction with World of Wonder and Logo TV, are announcing the return of the world’s biggest touring drag revue, based on international mega­hit TV franchise “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (RPDR). Ticket information for the 58­date “RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Seasons: 2016 Extravaganza Tour” is available now at www.RuPaulBOTS.com.

The “Battle of the Seasons” tour, now in its third consecutive year of growth, will again be hosted by series judge Michelle Visage and includes an all­star cast of past winners, runners up and fan favorites from each season of RPDR, including: Adore Delano, Alaska Thunderfuck, BenDeLaCreme, Courtney Act, Ginger Minj, Ivy Winters, Jinkx Monsoon, Katya, Manila Luzon, Miss Fame, Pandora Boxx,Phi Phi O’hara, Sharon Needles, Violet Chachki and Willam to name a few. (Lineup varies by city and is subject to change. Check local listings for expected performers.)

In addition, select cities will feature an opening DJ set by Pearl.

The folks at the National sent us this list as probable performers for the RVA show, but the lineup is subject to change:

OPENING DJ SET: Pearl

HOST: Michelle Visage

Adore Delano

Alaska Thunderfuck

Courtney Act

Ginger Minj

Miss Fame

Phi Phi O’hara

Violet Chachki

“Last year the world got merely a taste of RuPaul’s queens with the first global Battle of the Seasons Tour,” said Michelle Visage, host of the “Battle of the Seasons” tour and permanent judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. “This year we are back, and these bitches are bigger and badder than before! Get ready for the ULTIMATE RuPaul’s Drag Race experience from the minute you walk through the doors. It is a once­in­a­lifetime extravaganza that you will NOT want to miss!”

The “Extravaganza” tour will begin with a 14­city Europe cycle launching from Antwerp, Belgium on March 17, 2016. The second leg of the tour will kick off in Seattle, Washington on April 19, 2016 and will cross the United States and Canada with 43 stops. Witness the eleganza! and gag on the shade of it all in a night of unforgettable music and madness with the world’s most talented drag performers.

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